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<p><a href="http://nimk.nl/eng/yes-were-open/hamid-el-kanbouhi"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Hamid el Kanbouhi</b></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>14 September - 5 October </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b><u>opening on 13 September, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.</u> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b> <i>Mobiel</i>, 2012, video installation</b></span></p><p><em>Mobiel</em> is a part of <em>Dutch Dream</em>, a complex installation by Hamid el Kanbouhi (b. Larache, Morocco, 1976), and is being shown in the project space on the ground floor.</p><p> </p><p>Within the framework of the exhibition <a href="http://nimk.nl/eng//yes-were-open">'Yes, We Are Open'</a> we have asked Hamid el Kanbouhi to provide a contribution to this final exhibition of the present NIMk. NIMk is taking the opportunity presented by its approaching closure to substantively investigate the issue of 'openness' in art. Openness in form, as a theme and as a quality is the central focus of 'Yes, We Are Open'. What does a term like openness mean in art in our present time and internet society?</p><p> </p><p>El Kanbouhi works with various media, including drawing, painting and performance, but for his new installation <em>Mobiel</em> the artist is currently using only video.</p><p> </p><p>Proceeding from his own observations and experiences, El Kanbouhi takes commonplace elements from reality, transposing and incorporating them in a world he constructs. By shifting these everyday things to a different environment – the museum, in this case – El Kanbouhi creates a new context in which you, as the viewer, can begin to relate to the subject. The artist is continually seeking unfamiliar paths that provide new perspectives on these subjects, both for himself and his public.</p><p> </p><p>The point of departure for the video installation <em>Mobiel</em> is a story that called up questions in El Kanbouhi's mind about the interrelations among culture, tradition, technology and privacy, and various social-cultural interpretations of these concepts. On the basis of these questions, the artist looked on YouTube for films of dancing Arab women. He focused on collecting videos that show women who use YouTube as a mirror and a door to a new world with different rules about privacy. Viewers are invited to immerse themselves in these worlds of reflection, and themselves reflect on reflection.</p><p> </p><p>Hamid el Kanbouhi lives and works in Amsterdam. He completed his residency at the Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam in 2011. He had a solo presentation (2012) at De Hallen, Haarlem and his work has been included in group exhibitions at De Paviljoens, Almere, Fatform, Amsterdam, the Museum Van Bommel Van Dam, Venlo, and the Centraal Museum, Utrecht, among other venues.</p><p><b><small><b><small><font face="Verdana"><small><font color="#000000"><br /></font></small></font></small></b></small></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10px;">Open hours: Tues. - Fri.: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / Sat. Sun.: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.<br /> Entrance: 4,50 / students 2,50 / Museumkaart gratis</span></b></p><p> </p><p>This installation and presentation was made possible in part by the Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://nimk.nl/eng/yes-were-open/hamid-el-kanbouhi">http://nimk.nl</a></p><p> </p><pre wrap="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><small><font face="Verdana"><small>Met vriendelijke groet, </small></font></small><b><small><font face="Verdana"><small> <br />Angelina Tsitoura<br /></small></font></small></b><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Freelance Web Editor</span></span><b><small><br /><font face="Verdana"><small>E <a title="This external link will open in a new window" href="mailto:angelina@nimk.nl" target="_blank">angelina@nimk.nl</a></small></font><br /> <br /> <font face="Verdana"><small><font color="#008080">Nederlands Instituut voor Mediakunst</font></small></font><br /> <font face="Verdana"><small><font color="#000000">Keizersgracht 264</font></small></font><br /> <font face="Verdana"><small><font color="#000000">1016 EV Amsterdam</font></small></font><br /> <font face="Verdana"><small><font color="#000000">T 020 6237101</font></small></font><br /> <font face="Verdana"><small><font color="#000000">F 020 6244423</font></small></font></small></b>
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